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The child was almost drowned.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
ko
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. child
  2. young (animal)
  3. young woman; young geisha (also 娘)
  4. offshoot
  5. interest
  6. new shares
noun
  1. player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. bird egg
noun, used as a suffix
  1. -er (often of young women) (after a noun or -masu stem)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ayaui

Adverbial Form

ayauku
i adjective
  1. dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger (usu. as 危ういところ)
  2. precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying
oboreru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
  2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
tokorode
conjunction
  1. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) (after the plain past form of a verb)
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
tokoro
noun
  1. whereupon; as a result (after the plain past form of a verb)
dearu

Plain Past Indicative Form

deatta
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
aru

Plain Past Indicative Form

atta
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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